Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 684 · 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 saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 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
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
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.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🐢 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
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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