Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 993 · 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 louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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