Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 657 · 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 announcing the team names on Sports Day. 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 to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
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: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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