Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 385 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
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.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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