Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 527 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
25. 25.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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