Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 914 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
2. 2.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
20. 20.🫁 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 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
31. 31.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
32. 32.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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