Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 263 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
25. 25.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
40. 40.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly

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