Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 253 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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