Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 188 · 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 reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
11. 11.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) skip it
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤐 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
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace

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