Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 436 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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