Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 565 · 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 tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
4. 4.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
6. 6.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
9. 9.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤐 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
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
14. 14.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
19. 19.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
34. 34.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True

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