Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 603 · 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: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
4. 4.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
29. 29.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
37. 37.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic 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) False (b) True

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