Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 288 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐇 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.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
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes

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