Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 500 · 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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.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
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly

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