Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 362 · 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.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) slow down on purpose
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) projecting (d) stressing
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes

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