Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 614 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
31. 31.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before

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