Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 210 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
3. 3.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
9. 9.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. 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 louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) mumbling
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
31. 31.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes

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