Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 343 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
33. 33.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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