Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 810 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
11. 11.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it

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