Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 109 · 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 after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
19. 19.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.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
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word

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