Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 729 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it

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