Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 428 · 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: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🫁 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
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth

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