Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 320 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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