Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 354 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. 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) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
28. 28.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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