Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 395 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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