Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 155 · 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) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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