Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 666 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
28. 28.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word

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