Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 730 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
14. 14.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
38. 38.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.⏱️ 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

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