Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 666 · 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 comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) melodious (d) monotonous
3. 3.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
13. 13.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
18. 18.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
22. 22.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about volume. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
26. 26.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) confuses everyone
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
28. 28.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
34. 34.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
39. 39.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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