Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 223 · 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) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.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
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
28. 28.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
39. 39.⏱️ 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
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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