Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 203 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.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
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting

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