Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 898 · 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: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
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.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
10. 10.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.⏱️ 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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