Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 177 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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