Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 254 · 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) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.⏱️ 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
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
18. 18.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
30. 30.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🐇 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

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