Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 988 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🫁 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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