Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 909 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
13. 13.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
15. 15.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
22. 22.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
26. 26.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) shout angrily
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False

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