Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 16 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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