Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 365 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) skip it
14. 14.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
19. 19.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
21. 21.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
25. 25.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) after an important point

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