Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 24 · 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
20. 20.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 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
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min

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