Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 120 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🐇 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
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
13. 13.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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