Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 211 · 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: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
4. 4.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) long or short
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
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: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word

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