Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 68 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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