Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 860 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
27. 27.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (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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