Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 34 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🫁 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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