Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 64 · 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) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
3. 3.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) say it faster
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
5. 5.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) walk off the stage (d) answer it instantly
6. 6.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) wastes the speech
7. 7.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
14. 14.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
22. 22.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
40. 40.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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