Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 35 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) finishing every word
2. 2.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) whisper softly (c) shout angrily (d) speak very fast
3. 3.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) covering your mouth (d) changing your speed
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) mumbling
13. 13.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) shouting every word (c) sipping water before (d) trailing off at the end
15. 15.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
16. 16.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) slow down on purpose (d) stop breathing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
18. 18.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
19. 19.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
20. 20.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) as loud as a scream
22. 22.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
23. 23.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
29. 29.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
31. 31.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
32. 32.🔊 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) trailing off at the end (c) shouting every word (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) finishing every word (d) breathing from the belly
35. 35.⏱️ 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
36. 36.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) the nose alone (d) holding the breath
39. 39.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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