Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 84 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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