Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 874 · 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: trailing off at the end? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
4. 4.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) trailing off at the end (c) sipping water before (d) breathing from the belly
5. 5.🫁 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
6. 6.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) changing your speed (d) shouting every word
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking into your notes (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
19. 19.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 120–150 words/min (b) about 20 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
20. 20.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking into your notes
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
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.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
33. 33.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
34. 34.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
37. 37.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
39. 39.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
40. 40.🐢 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

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