Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 695 · 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: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) never at all
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
13. 13.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) speak faster (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
27. 27.❓ 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
28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
29. 29.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady

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