Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 870 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
3. 3.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
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.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak to reach the back (c) speak very fast (d) whisper softly
7. 7.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
9. 9.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
12. 12.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) deep in the belly (d) the nose alone
13. 13.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔊 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
16. 16.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) changing your speed
20. 20.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
21. 21.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) covering your mouth
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
28. 28.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🐢 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
31. 31.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
36. 36.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) trailing off
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True

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