Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 935 · 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 reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.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
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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