Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 613 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing

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