Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 81 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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