Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 731 · 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 better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, 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) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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