Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 93 · 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 speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
3. 3.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
4. 4.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🔊 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) sipping water before
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
8. 8.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
9. 9.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) finishing every word
10. 10.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
11. 11.🔊 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
12. 12.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
13. 13.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) deep in the belly
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
18. 18.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) rushing through it (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
22. 22.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
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.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
33. 33.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) changing your speed
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
36. 36.🔊 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit

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