Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 498 · 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.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
13. 13.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
31. 31.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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