Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 371 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.🐢 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
38. 38.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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