Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 833 · 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 tool is this: how fast or slow you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
2. 2.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about volume. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.❓ 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
6. 6.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) makes people leave (b) builds interest (c) wastes the speech (d) confuses everyone
7. 7.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a deep voice for a giant in a story? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
8. 8.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) expressive (c) energetic (d) melodious
9. 9.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
10. 10.True or false: telling a funny moment from a picnic needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
12. 12.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pace. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) pitch (d) volume
14. 14.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about volume. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎭 Which voice suits announcing a change in the exam timetable? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
16. 16.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) mumble it (b) say it faster (c) skip it (d) stress it a little
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.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits leading a quiet breathing exercise in assembly? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
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.True or false: a short silence between ideas is about a pause. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) pace (d) a pause
24. 24.True or false: announcing a change in the exam timetable needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: slowing down for a phone number is about pace. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) after an important point (b) in the middle of a word (c) never at all (d) after every word
27. 27.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
29. 29.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) a pause (b) volume (c) pace (d) pitch
31. 31.True or false: giving safety steps for a fire drill needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: waiting a second before the big reveal is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively
35. 35.True or false: cheering your team before a match needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: how high or low your voice sounds is about volume. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) pace (b) pitch (c) a pause (d) volume

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