Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 893 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
15. 15.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
32. 32.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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