Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 482 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
5. 5.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
6. 6.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.🐢 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
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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