Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 417 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.⏸️ 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
3. 3.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
12. 12.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏸️ 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
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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