Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 144 · 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 volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
8. 8.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
11. 11.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
15. 15.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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