Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 143 · 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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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