Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 619 · 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.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
2. 2.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🐇 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
33. 33.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word

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