Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 387 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (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 louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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