Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 974 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.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
30. 30.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.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
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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