Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 197 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min

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