Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 715 · 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: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.❓ 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
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
5. 5.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
25. 25.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
30. 30.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) mumble it (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
31. 31.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False

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