Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 548 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) covering your mouth (d) trailing off at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
9. 9.🐢 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
17. 17.🔊 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
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word

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