Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 703 · 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 near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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