Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 447 · 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 suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
9. 9.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (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) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
18. 18.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after every word
19. 19.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
21. 21.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
31. 31.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
33. 33.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch

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