Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 710 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears

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