Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 633 · 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.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
12. 12.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) loud or soft
14. 14.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
22. 22.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
28. 28.⏸️ 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
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
30. 30.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
35. 35.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume

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