Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 267 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
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.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⏱️ 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
38. 38.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts

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