Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 190 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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