Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 189 · 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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.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
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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