Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 462 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
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.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) mumbling
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
25. 25.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
29. 29.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. 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 asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
35. 35.🫁 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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