Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 845 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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