Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 55 · 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 better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🫁 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
39. 39.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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