Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 762 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
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.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes

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