Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 748 · 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) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.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
30. 30.⏱️ 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
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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