Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 399 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.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

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