Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 280 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.⏱️ 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
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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