Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 804 · 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 speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
2. 2.🔊 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
3. 3.🐢 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) mumbling
5. 5.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔊 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
13. 13.⏱️ 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
14. 14.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) mumbling
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
19. 19.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
22. 22.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
23. 23.🐇 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
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.🐢 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
28. 28.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) holding the breath (d) only the throat
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
40. 40.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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