Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 131 · 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) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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