Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 352 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly

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