Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 805 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.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
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling

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