Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 765 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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