Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 121 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.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
17. 17.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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