Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 707 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
19. 19.⏱️ 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
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, 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) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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