Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 855 · 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: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
10. 10.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
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 louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
40. 40.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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