Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 475 · 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: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.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

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