Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 793 · 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) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
19. 19.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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