Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 776 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏱️ 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
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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