Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 433 · 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 explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) keeping your chin up (d) finishing every word
4. 4.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
5. 5.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
10. 10.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) changing your speed (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
12. 12.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) shouting every word
15. 15.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) pausing (d) stressing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) finishing every word (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
17. 17.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
18. 18.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
21. 21.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) slow down on purpose (b) stop breathing (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
22. 22.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) shouting every word (c) covering your mouth (d) breathing from the belly
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
24. 24.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) speak to reach the back (c) whisper softly (d) shout angrily
28. 28.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking into your notes (b) rushing through it (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking to the back row
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
32. 32.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) mumbling (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
35. 35.🐢 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trailing off at the end (b) rushing through it (c) shouting every word (d) sipping water before
37. 37.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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