Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 130 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.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
22. 22.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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