Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 117 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
37. 37.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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