Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 638 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. 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) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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