Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 766 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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