Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 768 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
13. 13.🫁 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
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔊 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy 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) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (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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