Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 476 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.⏱️ 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
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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
24. 24.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. 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 into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before

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