Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 602 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
12. 12.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
14. 14.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) mumble it
24. 24.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
37. 37.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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