Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 952 · 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 speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed

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