Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 330 · 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 louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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