Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 598 · 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: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) expressive
4. 4.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) skip it
27. 27.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
30. 30.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
34. 34.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively

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