Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 224 · 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) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
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 in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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