Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 95 · 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 reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
8. 8.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
40. 40.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False

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