Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 509 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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