Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

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

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