Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 304 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed

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