Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 861 · 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.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) in a whisper (c) only for the front row (d) so the back row hears
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
7. 7.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) stressing (b) trailing off (c) pausing (d) projecting
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔊 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
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.🐢 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
17. 17.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 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
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
29. 29.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) trailing off at the end (d) shouting every word
32. 32.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
35. 35.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) only the throat
36. 36.🐇 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
37. 37.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
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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