Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 617 · 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.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
15. 15.🫁 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
16. 16.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
20. 20.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking into your notes (d) changing your speed
22. 22.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
25. 25.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
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
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.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False

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