Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 849 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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