Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 492 · 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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
22. 22.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
24. 24.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
29. 29.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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