Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 83 · 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 of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) stressing
17. 17.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🐢 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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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