Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 986 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
8. 8.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
13. 13.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
15. 15.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🔊 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
22. 22.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
28. 28.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
32. 32.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
36. 36.🫁 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
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True

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