Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 598 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
8. 8.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
19. 19.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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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