Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 193 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.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
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row

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