Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 136 · 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 fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
38. 38.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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