Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 104 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly

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