Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 441 · 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 in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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