Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 346 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.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
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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