Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 228 · 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 saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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