Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 229 · 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 out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.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
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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