Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 208 · 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) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
40. 40.⏱️ 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

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