Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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