Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 633 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
17. 17.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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
24. 24.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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