Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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