Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 296 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word

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