Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 380 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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