Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 457 · 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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up

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