Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 802 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (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 more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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