Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 831 · 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: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) volume (d) a pause
6. 6.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
14. 14.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
16. 16.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) pause silently (b) speak faster (c) repeat the last word (d) say “um” louder
17. 17.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
18. 18.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
19. 19.True or false: welcoming shy new children to Class 1 needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) expressive (b) melodious (c) monotonous (d) energetic
23. 23.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎭 Which voice suits comforting a younger child who is scared? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
25. 25.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) long or short (b) loud or soft (c) high or low (d) fast or slow
27. 27.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pace. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
30. 30.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
32. 32.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) pitch (b) a pause (c) pace (d) volume
33. 33.True or false: your voice rising at the end of a question is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
36. 36.True or false: leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) stress it a little (d) skip it
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) calm and gentle (b) cheerful and lively (c) serious and steady
39. 39.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) True (b) False

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