Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 594 · 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) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
2. 2.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
3. 3.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) repeat the last word
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
7. 7.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
19. 19.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
29. 29.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
32. 32.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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