Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 910 · 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: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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