Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 871 · 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: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
15. 15.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
20. 20.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
33. 33.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
37. 37.🐢 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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