Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 214 · 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: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
3. 3.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
14. 14.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
16. 16.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
18. 18.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
19. 19.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
27. 27.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True

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