Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 544 · 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.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
6. 6.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
9. 9.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
10. 10.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
12. 12.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
18. 18.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
24. 24.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
32. 32.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.❔ When you ask a yes–no question in English, your voice often… (a) goes silent (b) gets very loud (c) rises at the end (d) stops in the middle
40. 40.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic

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