Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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