Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 62 · 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 saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.⏱️ 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
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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