Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 96 · 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 saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
3. 3.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) covering your mouth (c) shouting every word (d) mumbling
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
9. 9.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) rushing through it
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) speak to reach the back (d) whisper softly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) mumbling
14. 14.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) holding the breath (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
24. 24.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) trailing off
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) trailing off at the end (d) rushing through it
30. 30.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
31. 31.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) stop breathing (d) skip the hard parts
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) finishing every word
39. 39.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth

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