Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 469 · 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) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🫁 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
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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 is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes

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