Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 579 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
6. 6.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up

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