Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 784 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.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
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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