Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 422 · 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 speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
13. 13.🐢 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
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
18. 18.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
30. 30.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) pausing
31. 31.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
35. 35.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
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.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (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) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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