Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 539 · 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: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🐢 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
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off

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