Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 957 · 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 addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
2. 2.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
6. 6.True or false: when you are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) the nose alone (b) only the throat (c) holding the breath (d) deep in the belly
8. 8.True or false: when you are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
11. 11.True or false: when you are speaking to very young children, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) covering your mouth (d) keeping your chin up
14. 14.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
15. 15.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
16. 16.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) finishing every word (b) changing your speed (c) keeping your chin up (d) trailing off at the end
17. 17.🔊 You are reading a notice outdoors on a windy day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
18. 18.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
19. 19.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
21. 21.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) only for the front row (b) as loud as a scream (c) so the back row hears (d) in a whisper
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) keeping your chin up (c) trailing off at the end (d) breathing from the belly
25. 25.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏱️ 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
27. 27.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
29. 29.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
30. 30.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
31. 31.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking to the back row (c) finishing every word (d) sipping water before
32. 32.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
33. 33.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
34. 34.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
35. 35.🔊 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
36. 36.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) covering your mouth (d) sipping water before
37. 37.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) mumbling (c) sipping water before (d) covering your mouth
38. 38.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rushing through it (b) speaking into your notes (c) breathing from the belly (d) shouting every word
40. 40.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) sipping water before

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