Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 691 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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