Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 460 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏱️ 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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 reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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