Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 221 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, 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) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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