Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 478 · 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 louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.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

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