Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 298 · 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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
34. 34.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
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling

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