Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 731 · 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: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) pause silently (c) speak faster (d) repeat the last word
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
5. 5.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
9. 9.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
15. 15.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
18. 18.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
22. 22.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) energetic (d) monotonous
29. 29.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
30. 30.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
34. 34.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about volume. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) high or low (c) long or short (d) fast or slow
37. 37.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) answer it instantly (c) ask ten more at once (d) pause for a moment
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.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
40. 40.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little

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