Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 505 · 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) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🫁 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
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.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
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.⏱️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly

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