Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 367 · 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: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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