Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 597 · 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row

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