Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 827 · 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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
24. 24.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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