Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 255 · 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: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.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
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.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
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.⏱️ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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