Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 203 · 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 tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
4. 4.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
8. 8.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
10. 10.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) mumble it
33. 33.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause

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