Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 363 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
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 is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⏱️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling

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