Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 832 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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