Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 195 · 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.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.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
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 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

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