Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 258 · 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) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.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
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
20. 20.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
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.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
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly

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