Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 487 · 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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly

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