Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 970 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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