Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 41 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.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

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