Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 414 · 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (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 louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
40. 40.🐢 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

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