Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 626 · 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 wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
2. 2.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) after every word
6. 6.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) skip it
11. 11.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
19. 19.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
24. 24.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
31. 31.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
32. 32.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
35. 35.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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