Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 290 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.⏱️ 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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