Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 236 · 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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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 explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.⏱️ 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
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
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.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes

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