Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 81 · 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: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
3. 3.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pace. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
7. 7.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
12. 12.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
15. 15.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about volume. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) answer it instantly (b) walk off the stage (c) pause for a moment (d) ask ten more at once
19. 19.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
21. 21.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
23. 23.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) fast or slow (b) loud or soft (c) long or short (d) high or low
25. 25.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
26. 26.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) say it faster (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
28. 28.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) confuses everyone (c) builds interest (d) wastes the speech
30. 30.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
32. 32.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
36. 36.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) after every word (c) never at all (d) in the middle of a word
39. 39.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) expressive
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch

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