Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 111 · 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 reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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.⏱️ 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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