Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 523 · 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) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
30. 30.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
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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