Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 351 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row

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