Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 147 · 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.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
6. 6.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
27. 27.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
31. 31.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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