Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 167 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
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.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
29. 29.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
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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