Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 451 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
6. 6.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
28. 28.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
30. 30.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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