Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 111 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Pause, then rise and fall): Four voice tools: volume (loud or soft), pace (fast or slow), pitch (high or low) and the pause (a short silence). Pause after a key point, after asking the audience a question and before a big reveal. Replace “um” with a silent pause. Match the mood: cheerful and lively, calm and gentle, or serious and steady. Stress a key word a little to make it stand out.

1. 1.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
9. 9.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
10. 10.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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