Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 345 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row

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