Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 674 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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