Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 574 · 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.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.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
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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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