Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 47 · 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 saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
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.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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