Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 173 · 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 leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
11. 11.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
17. 17.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
19. 19.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
20. 20.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
30. 30.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
31. 31.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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