Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 467 · 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: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
6. 6.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before

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