Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 697 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
19. 19.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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