Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 423 · 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.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
4. 4.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🐇 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
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🫁 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔊 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

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