Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 767 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🫁 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
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
31. 31.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing

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