Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 881 · 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.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.⏱️ 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
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
24. 24.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
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.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end

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