Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 415 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
9. 9.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) melodious
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
25. 25.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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