Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 435 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🐢 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
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.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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