Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 809 · 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 suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
4. 4.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
5. 5.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
13. 13.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
15. 15.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
17. 17.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
18. 18.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.❓ 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
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) long or short (c) loud or soft (d) fast or slow
22. 22.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
27. 27.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
33. 33.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) never at all (b) after every word (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
36. 36.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume

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