Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 659 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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