Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 514 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.❓ 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
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
23. 23.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
40. 40.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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