Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 183 · 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) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
2. 2.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. 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 louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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