Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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