Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 534 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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