Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 734 · 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 giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
3. 3.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
13. 13.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 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
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed

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