Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 629 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
8. 8.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
37. 37.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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