Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 833 · 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.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.⏱️ 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
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing

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