Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 607 · 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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
10. 10.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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) mumbling
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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