Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 667 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (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) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
26. 26.🐇 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
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.⏱️ 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
31. 31.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling

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