Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 307 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) speak faster
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
9. 9.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
34. 34.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after every word
37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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