Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 698 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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