Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 894 · 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.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
8. 8.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
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes

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