Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 211 · 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 louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🐇 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
34. 34.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
40. 40.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

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