Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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