Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 550 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
3. 3.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
37. 37.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
38. 38.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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