Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 650 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
6. 6.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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