Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 512 · 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 telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
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 tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
8. 8.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) say “um” louder
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
19. 19.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
28. 28.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after an important point
36. 36.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) builds interest
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume

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