Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 65 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly

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