Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 484 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
21. 21.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing

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