Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 54 · 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 warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
16. 16.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
18. 18.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) melodious
20. 20.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
21. 21.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) after every word
25. 25.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
35. 35.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
39. 39.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True

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