Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 149 · 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 saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🫁 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
31. 31.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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