Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 209 · 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 pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
2. 2.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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