Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 818 · 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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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