Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 887 · 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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔊 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) shouting every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) pausing
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
35. 35.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
37. 37.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐢 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
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.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

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