Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 107 · 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: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
14. 14.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
22. 22.🫁 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.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
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly

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