Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 567 · 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 saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐇 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
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
14. 14.🐢 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
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🫁 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end

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