Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 951 · 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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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