Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 839 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
14. 14.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
19. 19.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, 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) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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