Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 644 · 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: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) after every word (d) never at all
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
7. 7.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) mumble it
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) wastes the speech (c) confuses everyone (d) builds interest
12. 12.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) loud or soft
14. 14.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) monotonous (d) energetic
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
17. 17.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
32. 32.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
37. 37.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently

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