Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 124 · 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 speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
5. 5.🫁 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.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
40. 40.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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