Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 798 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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