Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 716 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
39. 39.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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