Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 249 · 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: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
3. 3.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
9. 9.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🤐 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
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
33. 33.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace

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