Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 322 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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