Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 287 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
28. 28.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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