Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 405 · 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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
12. 12.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
21. 21.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
34. 34.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
36. 36.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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