Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 727 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
24. 24.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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