Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 773 · 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) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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 near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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