Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 593 · 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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
3. 3.🔊 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
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
5. 5.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) speaking into your notes
7. 7.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
10. 10.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
17. 17.🐢 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
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
23. 23.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
30. 30.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) trailing off at the end
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up

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