Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 124 · 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: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
11. 11.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
21. 21.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
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: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
27. 27.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (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: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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