Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 545 · 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) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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