Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 613 · 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 suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
6. 6.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
7. 7.⏸️ 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
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
11. 11.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) high or low
12. 12.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
15. 15.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
26. 26.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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