Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 820 · 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.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) say it faster (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) skip it
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
3. 3.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) fast or slow (c) long or short (d) loud or soft
5. 5.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
6. 6.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) walk off the stage (b) ask ten more at once (c) answer it instantly (d) pause for a moment
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
8. 8.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
13. 13.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) confuses everyone (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) makes people leave
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
15. 15.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pitch
16. 16.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
17. 17.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
19. 19.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) pace
20. 20.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
21. 21.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) volume (b) pitch (c) pace (d) a pause
25. 25.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
27. 27.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) say “um” louder
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) melodious (d) energetic
30. 30.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
32. 32.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
35. 35.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False

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