Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 911 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling

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