Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 388 · 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) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) mumbling
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) pausing (b) stressing (c) trailing off (d) projecting
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
4. 4.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
6. 6.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) finishing every word (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
9. 9.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
11. 11.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) stop breathing
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
14. 14.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
17. 17.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
20. 20.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) in a whisper (c) so the back row hears (d) as loud as a scream
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) mumbling (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
25. 25.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
26. 26.🐢 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
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ 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
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking into your notes
30. 30.🔊 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
31. 31.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) speaking to the back row (d) breathing from the belly
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) rushing through it
38. 38.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
39. 39.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
40. 40.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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