Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 907 · 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: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
8. 8.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.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
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.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
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
22. 22.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min

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