Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 70 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐇 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.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
17. 17.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.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
23. 23.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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