Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 580 · 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 fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
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 a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (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.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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 speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.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

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