Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 341 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🫁 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
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.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
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.⏱️ 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
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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