Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 172 · 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 louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐇 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
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
27. 27.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
31. 31.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word

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