Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 419 · 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: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
13. 13.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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