Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 996 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (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 softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
33. 33.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before

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