Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 202 · 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) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
21. 21.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
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.🔊 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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