Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 806 · 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) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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