Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 313 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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