Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 830 · 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) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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