Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 948 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
26. 26.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
36. 36.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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