Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 809 · 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.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.⏱️ 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
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.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

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