Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 759 · 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) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 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
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.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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