Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 43 · 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 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
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
7. 7.🫁 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
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
9. 9.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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