Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 63 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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