Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 233 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.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

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