Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 616 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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