Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 125 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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