Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 123 · 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) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
2. 2.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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