Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 110 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
33. 33.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
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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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