Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 69 · 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) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
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.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
5. 5.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
10. 10.🫁 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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
13. 13.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) in a whisper (b) as loud as a scream (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
16. 16.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
21. 21.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
23. 23.⏱️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.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
29. 29.🐢 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
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🐢 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
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) pausing
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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