Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 3 · 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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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