Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 214 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.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
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing

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