Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 869 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
17. 17.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
21. 21.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🐢 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
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
37. 37.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
39. 39.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row

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