Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 170 · 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 after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.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
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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