Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 826 · 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 telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) so the back row hears (c) only for the front row (d) in a whisper
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) shouting every word
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔊 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
11. 11.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) rushing through it (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
16. 16.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
20. 20.🐢 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
21. 21.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) sipping water before (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
22. 22.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
25. 25.🫁 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
26. 26.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) trailing off at the end
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) breathing from the belly
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.⏱️ 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
35. 35.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True

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