Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 333 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes

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