Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 464 · 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) speed up a little (b) slow down
2. 2.🐢 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
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
5. 5.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) rushing through it
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) pausing
17. 17.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
20. 20.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) covering your mouth
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
22. 22.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) speaking to the back row
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
29. 29.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
36. 36.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before
40. 40.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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