Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 608 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
3. 3.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
4. 4.⏸️ 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
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
6. 6.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
10. 10.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
21. 21.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
40. 40.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it

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