Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 717 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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