Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 77 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.⏱️ 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
33. 33.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
39. 39.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row

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