Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 736 · 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) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.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
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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