Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 895 · 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 describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
12. 12.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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