Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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