Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 232 · 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 an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
27. 27.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🐇 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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