Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 166 · 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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.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

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