Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 825 · 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 honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
2. 2.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.❓ 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
5. 5.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
12. 12.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
14. 14.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) pause silently (c) say “um” louder (d) repeat the last word
15. 15.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) volume (d) pace
19. 19.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) skip it (c) say it faster (d) stress it a little
20. 20.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: slowing down for a phone number? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) pace (d) volume
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) volume (d) a pause
23. 23.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
26. 26.⏸️ 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
27. 27.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
29. 29.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
31. 31.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pace. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) energetic (c) monotonous (d) melodious
35. 35.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pace. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False

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