Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 161 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐇 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
14. 14.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
36. 36.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
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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