Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 418 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat

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