Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 818 · 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 telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
3. 3.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
4. 4.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after every word (b) never at all (c) after an important point (d) in the middle of a word
5. 5.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
10. 10.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.❓ 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
12. 12.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume
13. 13.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) energetic (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) monotonous
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
17. 17.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) loud or soft (b) long or short (c) fast or slow (d) high or low
18. 18.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) skip it (c) mumble it (d) stress it a little
19. 19.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
21. 21.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) say “um” louder (c) repeat the last word (d) pause silently
22. 22.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
23. 23.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) wastes the speech (b) builds interest (c) makes people leave (d) confuses everyone
26. 26.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
33. 33.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
34. 34.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about volume. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
38. 38.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False

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