Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 997 · 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.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
13. 13.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
14. 14.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) so the back row hears (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
19. 19.🐢 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
35. 35.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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