Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 356 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
9. 9.🤐 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
10. 10.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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