Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 889 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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