Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 670 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
19. 19.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears

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