Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 261 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
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.🔊 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
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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