Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 900 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes

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