Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 201 · 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) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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 reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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