Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 771 · 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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.⏱️ 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
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
38. 38.🔊 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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