Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 63 · 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 short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
7. 7.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) ask ten more at once
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
14. 14.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
36. 36.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) melodious
39. 39.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
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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