Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 236 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
5. 5.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
7. 7.❓ 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
8. 8.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) energetic
14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
29. 29.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
37. 37.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏸️ 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
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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