Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 150 · 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.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word

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