Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 609 · 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.🐇 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
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (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 is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.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

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