Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 726 · 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.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
6. 6.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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