Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 530 · 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) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
9. 9.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
19. 19.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
23. 23.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) sipping water before
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
26. 26.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) skip the hard parts (d) speed up even more
29. 29.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
37. 37.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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