Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 552 · 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: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
7. 7.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) skip it
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
27. 27.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
28. 28.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) loud or soft (d) high or low
30. 30.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
32. 32.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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