Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 145 · 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.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
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 telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
20. 20.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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