Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 39 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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