Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 289 · 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 a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
32. 32.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose

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