Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 381 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
17. 17.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
18. 18.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
35. 35.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐢 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

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