Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 410 · 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.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
2. 2.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) shouting every word (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) keeping your chin up (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
9. 9.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) breathing from the belly (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
12. 12.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) speed up even more (c) skip the hard parts (d) slow down on purpose
14. 14.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
16. 16.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
17. 17.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
18. 18.⏱️ 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
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
20. 20.🔊 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
21. 21.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
22. 22.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) shout angrily (b) speak very fast (c) whisper softly (d) speak to reach the back
23. 23.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) deep in the belly (b) holding the breath (c) only the throat (d) the nose alone
24. 24.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) rushing through it (c) trailing off at the end (d) sipping water before
25. 25.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) finishing every word
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
29. 29.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
31. 31.🐢 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
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) trailing off at the end
34. 34.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
35. 35.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
37. 37.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) breathing from the belly (c) trailing off at the end (d) covering your mouth
39. 39.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) stressing (c) pausing (d) projecting
40. 40.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit

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