Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 305 · 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) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
17. 17.⏱️ 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
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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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