Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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