Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 463 · 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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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