Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 612 · 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.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.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
16. 16.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
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
32. 32.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.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
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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