Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 599 · 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 explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
20. 20.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⏱️ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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