Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 526 · 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) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True

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