Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 848 · 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 into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
7. 7.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 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
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🔊 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
36. 36.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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