Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 336 · 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.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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