Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 499 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
10. 10.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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