Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 361 · 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.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
11. 11.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) only for the front row
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.⏱️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
20. 20.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
23. 23.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
31. 31.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔊 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
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
40. 40.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down

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