Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 655 · 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.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
2. 2.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
4. 4.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
23. 23.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
27. 27.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
28. 28.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
32. 32.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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