Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 758 · 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) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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