Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 730 · 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 high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
3. 3.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
6. 6.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
9. 9.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
10. 10.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
11. 11.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) mumble it (c) stress it a little (d) say it faster
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
14. 14.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) monotonous (c) expressive (d) melodious
24. 24.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
31. 31.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
35. 35.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
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 suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
39. 39.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady

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