Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 862 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🔊 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
38. 38.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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