Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 372 · 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.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
3. 3.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) slow down on purpose (d) skip the hard parts
4. 4.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
5. 5.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word
6. 6.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
7. 7.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) finishing every word (d) mumbling
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) shout angrily (d) whisper softly
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) only for the front row (c) as loud as a scream (d) in a whisper
20. 20.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) breathing from the belly (d) finishing every word
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
27. 27.🔊 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) breathing from the belly
31. 31.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) speaking into your notes (d) keeping your chin up
34. 34.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) covering your mouth (c) trailing off at the end (d) speaking to the back row
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
37. 37.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) projecting (d) trailing off
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) shouting every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) sipping water before

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