Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 520 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.🔊 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
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up

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