Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 932 · 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 talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
12. 12.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
17. 17.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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