Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 841 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
6. 6.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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