Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 157 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
17. 17.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
18. 18.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth

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