Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 920 · 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 showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) keeping your chin up (c) changing your speed (d) covering your mouth
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) covering your mouth (d) speaking into your notes
4. 4.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🐢 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) mumbling (c) finishing every word (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: when you are talking to a friend in the school library, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔊 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
10. 10.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
13. 13.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
17. 17.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) only the throat (b) deep in the belly (c) holding the breath (d) the nose alone
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
21. 21.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
22. 22.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
24. 24.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering your mouth (b) rushing through it (c) speaking to the back row (d) shouting every word
27. 27.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
28. 28.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 400 words/min (c) about 120–150 words/min
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) sipping water before (c) shouting every word (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
33. 33.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking to the back row (c) covering your mouth (d) rushing through it
34. 34.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) shouting every word (c) mumbling (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) breathing from the belly (c) speaking into your notes (d) speaking to the back row
39. 39.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. 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