Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 17 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) mumbling (c) keeping your chin up (d) breathing from the belly
4. 4.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) the nose alone (c) only the throat (d) holding the breath
7. 7.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) changing your speed
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) changing your speed (d) breathing from the belly
24. 24.⏱️ 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
25. 25.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) breathing from the belly (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
31. 31.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
33. 33.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔊 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
35. 35.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
37. 37.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak to reach the back
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) speaking into your notes (d) mumbling
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids