Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 828 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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