Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 938 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
16. 16.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
34. 34.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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