Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 89 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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