Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 972 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word

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