Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 220 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⏱️ 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

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