Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 639 · 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.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
3. 3.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.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
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
8. 8.🔊 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
9. 9.⏱️ 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
13. 13.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
14. 14.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
15. 15.🐢 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
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) breathing from the belly (d) sipping water before
20. 20.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🐇 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
23. 23.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking into your notes (c) changing your speed (d) mumbling
24. 24.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
27. 27.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
29. 29.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) as loud as a scream (b) only for the front row (c) in a whisper (d) so the back row hears
30. 30.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) speaking into your notes
32. 32.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) speaking to the back row (c) breathing from the belly (d) keeping your chin up
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) shouting every word (d) speaking into your notes
37. 37.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) trailing off (b) projecting (c) stressing (d) pausing
38. 38.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) the nose alone (c) deep in the belly (d) only the throat
39. 39.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) finishing every word (c) rushing through it (d) shouting every word

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