Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 175 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before

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