Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 573 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end

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