Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 673 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
16. 16.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
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.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing

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