Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 295 · 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) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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