Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 743 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
5. 5.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
12. 12.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) trailing off (c) stressing (d) projecting
13. 13.🔊 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
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🔊 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
28. 28.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
31. 31.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
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
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) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) speaking into your notes
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
39. 39.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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