Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 46 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🐢 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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