Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 689 · 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) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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 is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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