Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 303 · 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.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
9. 9.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏱️ 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
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) shouting every word
38. 38.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
39. 39.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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