Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 145 · 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) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🫁 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
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
33. 33.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
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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