Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 698 · 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 announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
2. 2.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
5. 5.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
6. 6.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
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.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pace. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
19. 19.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) walk off the stage
20. 20.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
23. 23.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) stress it a little (c) skip it (d) say it faster
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
27. 27.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
31. 31.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
34. 34.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤐 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
36. 36.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True

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