Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 618 · 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 of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
2. 2.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
10. 10.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
11. 11.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) trailing off
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔊 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
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) finishing every word
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
23. 23.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) stop breathing (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
28. 28.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
32. 32.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
35. 35.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
37. 37.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes

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