Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 66 · 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 a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
4. 4.🐢 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
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
7. 7.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) so the back row hears
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
17. 17.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) covering your mouth (c) mumbling (d) rushing through it
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
34. 34.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) changing your speed (d) keeping your chin up
35. 35.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
36. 36.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row

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