Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 402 · 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 everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
7. 7.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
17. 17.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
21. 21.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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