Public Speaking Worksheet: Pauses and Pitch

Public speaking lesson 3: Your voice: pauses and pitch · Set 837 · 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.❓ After asking the audience a question, what should you do? (a) ask ten more at once (b) answer it instantly (c) pause for a moment (d) walk off the stage
2. 2.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: a short silence between ideas? (a) a pause (b) pace (c) volume (d) pitch
3. 3.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how loud or soft you speak? (a) volume (b) pace (c) a pause (d) pitch
4. 4.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: stopping for a moment after a key point? (a) pitch (b) pace (c) a pause (d) volume
5. 5.True or false: reading a bedtime story to a little cousin needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about volume. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎵 Pitch is about how ___ your voice sounds. (a) high or low (b) loud or soft (c) fast or slow (d) long or short
8. 8.🎵 A voice that stays on one flat note all the time sounds… (a) monotonous (b) melodious (c) expressive (d) energetic
9. 9.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) speak faster (b) repeat the last word (c) say “um” louder (d) pause silently
10. 10.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
11. 11.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
13. 13.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speaking up so the back row hears? (a) pace (b) a pause (c) pitch (d) volume
14. 14.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: speeding up for an exciting chase? (a) a pause (b) pitch (c) volume (d) pace
15. 15.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming shy new children to Class 1? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
17. 17.True or false: announcing the Sports Day winners needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: stopping for a moment after a key point is about a pause. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: comforting a younger child who is scared needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a deep voice for a giant in a story is about pitch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret? (a) pitch (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pace
23. 23.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: waiting a second before the big reveal? (a) pace (b) volume (c) pitch (d) a pause
24. 24.💡 To make a key word stand out, you can… (a) skip it (b) stress it a little (c) mumble it (d) say it faster
25. 25.⏸️ 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
26. 26.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: honouring the soldiers who served our country needs a cheerful and lively voice. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎭 Which voice suits reading a bedtime story to a little cousin? (a) cheerful and lively (b) calm and gentle (c) serious and steady
29. 29.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: speeding up for an exciting chase is about pace. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a serious and steady voice. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎭 Which voice suits honouring the soldiers who served our country? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
33. 33.🎭 Which voice suits wishing everyone a happy festival? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
34. 34.True or false: how fast or slow you speak is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: speaking up so the back row hears is about pace. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎭 Which voice suits announcing the Sports Day winners? (a) cheerful and lively (b) serious and steady (c) calm and gentle
37. 37.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: your voice rising at the end of a question? (a) pace (b) volume (c) a pause (d) pitch
38. 38.True or false: wishing everyone a happy festival needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: how loud or soft you speak is about volume. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎭 Which voice suits giving safety steps for a fire drill? (a) serious and steady (b) calm and gentle (c) cheerful and lively

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