Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 806 · 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.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about volume. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
12. 12.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
14. 14.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) long or short
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
18. 18.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤐 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
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
26. 26.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
29. 29.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) answer it instantly
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
36. 36.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) stress it a little (b) mumble it (c) say it faster (d) skip it
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True

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