Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 411 · 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 better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes

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