Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 72 · 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: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
2. 2.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) monotonous (c) energetic (d) expressive
3. 3.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) in the middle of a word (d) never at all
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) pause for a moment (c) answer it instantly (d) ask ten more at once
15. 15.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
21. 21.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
23. 23.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
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.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) pace (c) pitch (d) a pause
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) makes people leave (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False

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