Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 761 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🔊 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
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
26. 26.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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