Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 905 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
3. 3.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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