Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 803 · 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 louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
7. 7.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
14. 14.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row

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