Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 212 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
29. 29.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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