Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 421 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
12. 12.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
38. 38.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
40. 40.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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