Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 368 · 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 in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast

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