Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 404 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
28. 28.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.⏱️ 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
40. 40.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly

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