Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 913 · 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.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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