Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 97 · 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 out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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