Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 906 · 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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
20. 20.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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