Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 33 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
7. 7.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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