Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 159 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.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
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔊 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

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