Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 692 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
21. 21.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
25. 25.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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