Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 583 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
4. 4.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
11. 11.🫁 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
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
16. 16.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.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
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 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

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