Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 262 · 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) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream

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