Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 431 · 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 big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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