Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 528 · 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.🐢 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
2. 2.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
13. 13.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
36. 36.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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