Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 764 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
21. 21.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (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 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off

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