Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 334 · 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.⏱️ 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
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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