Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 21 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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