Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 941 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
5. 5.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
10. 10.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.⏱️ 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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.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
18. 18.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.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
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
35. 35.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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