Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 317 · 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 welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
3. 3.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
19. 19.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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