Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 369 · 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 in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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 speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
20. 20.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False

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