Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 378 · 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 saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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