Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 858 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.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
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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