Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 595 · 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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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 speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
40. 40.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

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