Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 513 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.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
10. 10.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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