Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 590 · 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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
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.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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