Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 506 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
11. 11.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
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.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
31. 31.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth

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