Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 541 · 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 reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
11. 11.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
21. 21.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
40. 40.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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