Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 923 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.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
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.⏱️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
23. 23.🫁 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
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🔊 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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