Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 817 · 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.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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