Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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