Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 245 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
6. 6.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
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 calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
16. 16.❓ 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
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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