Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 516 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up

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