Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 29 · 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it

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