Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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