Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 132 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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