Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 928 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
3. 3.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
4. 4.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
14. 14.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) changing your speed
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🐢 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) projecting
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) covering your mouth (c) speaking to the back row (d) keeping your chin up
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (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 giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
29. 29.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
32. 32.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) rushing through it (c) keeping your chin up (d) changing your speed
37. 37.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
40. 40.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True

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