Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 416 · 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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏱️ 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
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
21. 21.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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