Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 424 · 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 speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
10. 10.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (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 louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
28. 28.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔊 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

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