Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

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

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