Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 122 · 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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak very fast (d) speak to reach the back
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 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
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
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.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) slow down on purpose (c) stop breathing (d) speed up even more
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) sipping water before
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
35. 35.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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