Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 22 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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