Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 219 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
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) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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