Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 886 · 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: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
8. 8.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
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
28. 28.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.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
34. 34.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
37. 37.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row

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