Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 128 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
11. 11.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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