Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 217 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
15. 15.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
30. 30.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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