Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 510 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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