Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 975 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back

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