Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 309 · 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 near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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