Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 852 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word

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