Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 119 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
15. 15.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
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.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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