Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 794 · 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 reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🐇 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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (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 fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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