Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 306 · 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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🐇 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
19. 19.⏱️ 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
23. 23.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
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🐢 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
35. 35.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
37. 37.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row

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