Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 973 · 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 near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 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
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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