Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 648 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 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

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