Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 746 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
5. 5.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
13. 13.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
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.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up

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