Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 9 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.⏱️ 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
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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