Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 661 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed

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