Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 770 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
29. 29.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. 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 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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