Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 713 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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