Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 543 · 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 reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly

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