Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 1 · 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 reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🐢 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

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