Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 708 · 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: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) in the middle of a word
9. 9.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.❓ 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
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
12. 12.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
15. 15.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
27. 27.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
31. 31.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) melodious (d) expressive
40. 40.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True

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