Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 514 · 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) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
3. 3.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
4. 4.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.⏱️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
31. 31.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word

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