Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 87 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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