Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 728 · 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: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) wastes the speech (c) builds interest (d) makes people leave
5. 5.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) after an important point (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
6. 6.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
10. 10.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
12. 12.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
15. 15.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
17. 17.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
20. 20.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) walk off the stage (d) pause for a moment
22. 22.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
33. 33.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
37. 37.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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