Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 694 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
32. 32.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
33. 33.⏱️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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