Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 676 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word

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