Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 777 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
27. 27.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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