Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 524 · 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) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
23. 23.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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