Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 922 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.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
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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