Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 701 · 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 tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
2. 2.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
5. 5.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) after an important point
15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
16. 16.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
23. 23.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) answer it instantly
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
27. 27.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pace. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) pace
37. 37.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) energetic
39. 39.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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