Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 138 · 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.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
17. 17.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
26. 26.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
30. 30.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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