Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 121 · 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.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.⏸️ 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
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
26. 26.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
28. 28.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause

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