Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 795 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
15. 15.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
25. 25.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes

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