Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 740 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.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
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
29. 29.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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