Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 545 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
9. 9.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
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 announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) energetic (c) expressive (d) monotonous
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume

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