Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 653 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
29. 29.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
30. 30.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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