Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 348 · 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 in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
7. 7.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
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.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.🔊 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

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