Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 198 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
2. 2.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
11. 11.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
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: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤐 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
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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