Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 103 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🐇 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
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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 explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.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
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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