Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 438 · 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: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
7. 7.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
12. 12.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
17. 17.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) expressive
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
20. 20.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
24. 24.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
38. 38.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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