Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 620 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
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.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
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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