Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 355 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed

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