Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 916 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
4. 4.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
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.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
15. 15.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
24. 24.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 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
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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