Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 744 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
21. 21.⏱️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
39. 39.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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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