Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 7 · 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.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) skip the hard parts (b) stop breathing (c) slow down on purpose (d) speed up even more
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) projecting (d) stressing
8. 8.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) deep in the belly (d) holding the breath
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
12. 12.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
18. 18.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
20. 20.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
22. 22.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
23. 23.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
26. 26.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) finishing every word (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 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
38. 38.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
40. 40.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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