Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 790 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. 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) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
24. 24.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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