Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 732 · 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: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
4. 4.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
7. 7.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) pause for a moment (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) walk off the stage
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) speak faster
16. 16.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
23. 23.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
29. 29.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about volume. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) confuses everyone (c) makes people leave (d) builds interest
32. 32.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
36. 36.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
37. 37.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
39. 39.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True

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