Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 601 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) in the middle of a word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
3. 3.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
10. 10.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.❓ 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
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
16. 16.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
19. 19.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
38. 38.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False

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