Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 831 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
7. 7.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
13. 13.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) shouting every word
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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