Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 924 · 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.🐇 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
2. 2.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
4. 4.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.⏱️ 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

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