Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 856 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
20. 20.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
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.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔊 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly

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