Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 169 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
36. 36.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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