Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 434 · 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: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
5. 5.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
17. 17.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word

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