Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 389 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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