Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 549 · 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) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.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
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🐇 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
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.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
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word

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