Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 946 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
8. 8.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
31. 31.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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