Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 966 · 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 talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
3. 3.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
12. 12.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
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.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
19. 19.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
40. 40.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row

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