Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 193 · 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 announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⏸️ 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
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
39. 39.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
40. 40.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow

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