Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 821 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
21. 21.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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