Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 438 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy 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) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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