Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 470 · 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 near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
3. 3.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
29. 29.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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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