Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 328 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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