Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 711 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
8. 8.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.⏱️ 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 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

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