Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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