Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 998 · 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 out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.⏱️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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