Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 606 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
37. 37.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
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it

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