Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 578 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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