Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 625 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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