Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 990 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row

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