Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 719 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) say it faster (d) mumble it
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
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.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
9. 9.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
24. 24.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
28. 28.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) fast or slow (c) high or low (d) long or short
29. 29.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
38. 38.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) speak faster (d) pause silently

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