Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 227 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes

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