Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 755 · 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: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
6. 6.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) repeat the last word (b) say “um” louder (c) speak faster (d) pause silently
7. 7.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.❓ 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
9. 9.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
12. 12.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
13. 13.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) makes people leave
21. 21.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) melodious (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) monotonous
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pitch (d) pace
25. 25.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
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 announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pace. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⏸️ 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

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