Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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