Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 196 · 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 wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
26. 26.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.❓ 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
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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