Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 216 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
23. 23.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.❓ 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
35. 35.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle

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