Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 45 · 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 reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
7. 7.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
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
16. 16.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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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