Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 677 · 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 speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
3. 3.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
4. 4.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
5. 5.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) trailing off (d) stressing
8. 8.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🐢 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
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
13. 13.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking to the back row (d) speaking into your notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) in a whisper (d) only for the front row
19. 19.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
22. 22.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
27. 27.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end

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