Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 689 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
7. 7.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
24. 24.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest

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