Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 315 · 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.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
8. 8.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes

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