Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 780 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting

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