Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 919 · 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.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
4. 4.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
8. 8.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.🐢 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
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐇 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🐢 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
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.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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