Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 655 · 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 speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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 is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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