Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 992 · 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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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