Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 135 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. 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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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