Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 642 · 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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
6. 6.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.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
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.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐇 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up

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