Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 980 · 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 more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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