Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 605 · 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.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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