Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 552 · 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 speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
3. 3.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
4. 4.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
5. 5.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (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) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word

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