Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 53 · 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.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word

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