Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 466 · 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.⏱️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
19. 19.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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