Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 316 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) pausing
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
23. 23.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
40. 40.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

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