Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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