Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 393 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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