Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 943 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
8. 8.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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