Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 314 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth

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