Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 772 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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 describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it

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