Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 293 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.⏱️ 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth

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