Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 801 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
10. 10.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min

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