Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 551 · 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.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) keeping your chin up
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
8. 8.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.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
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.⏱️ 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
15. 15.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
18. 18.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
19. 19.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) skip the hard parts (c) speed up even more (d) stop breathing
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) changing your speed
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔊 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder

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