Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 652 · 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 giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
15. 15.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
28. 28.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
30. 30.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) expressive
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
35. 35.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
36. 36.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) never at all (c) after every word (d) after an important point
40. 40.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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