Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 850 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🫁 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
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word

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