Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 656 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
36. 36.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min

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