Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 19 · 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) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐇 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
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.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
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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