Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 456 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.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
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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