Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 301 · 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 to reach the back (d) speak very fast
2. 2.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🔊 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
7. 7.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
19. 19.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 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
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔊 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
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
37. 37.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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