Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 678 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
3. 3.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
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
13. 13.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
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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🫁 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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