Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 171 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 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
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
29. 29.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back

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