Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 98 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.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
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
23. 23.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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 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
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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