Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 728 · 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 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

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