Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 446 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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