Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 117 · 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 suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
4. 4.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
10. 10.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
27. 27.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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