Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 755 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
8. 8.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.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
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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