Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 663 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
14. 14.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
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 reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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