Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 953 · 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
19. 19.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
23. 23.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
25. 25.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) changing your speed
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.🫁 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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