Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 815 · 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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🐢 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
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (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 louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
20. 20.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) as loud as a scream
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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