Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 864 · 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.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🐢 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

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