Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 178 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
16. 16.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
17. 17.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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