Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 582 · 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: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
5. 5.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
19. 19.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
25. 25.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) high or low (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
26. 26.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
31. 31.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
38. 38.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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