Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 248 · 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: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
3. 3.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
23. 23.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
29. 29.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤐 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
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
36. 36.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

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