Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 358 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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