Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 326 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
34. 34.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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