Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 364 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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