Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 643 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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