Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 491 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
31. 31.⏱️ 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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