Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 725 · 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 to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth

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