Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 158 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
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.🔊 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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream

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